Distance education, open education and web 2.0 are popular topics in higher education literature. Little has been done to explore the demands on students or to identify effective strategies to deal with ill defined tasks and environments that these educational strategies involve. Drawing from the literature on self regulated learning this study is the first in a series to explore what strategies effective students use and what interventions lead to online success.
Distance education, open education and web 2.0 are popular topics in higher education literature. Little has been done to explore the demands on students or to identify effective strategies to deal with ill defined tasks and environments that these educational strategies involve. Drawing from the literature on self regulated learning this study is the first in a series to explore what strategies effective students use and what interventions lead to online success.